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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
MORE PENSION vETOEs.
BILLS RETURNED BY THE PRESIDENT.

xrxTY.sIX PENSION BILLS PASS ihh DENIAL"
DAYS WORK IN CONGRESS.
w.su,xcrox Feb 5-Among the papers submitted 10
the Senate to-day was communication from inc oecle
tarv OF the Navy with report OF Leutenan' L. L.
raut L. s. NJ of his six months journey on 'he oonso
piv.r togeher with articles ornaments ana COINS COZ
iected by him.
The House bill to authorize the construction OF hsn
xrogon and foot passenger bridge over the MISSISSIPPI
River between East Dubuque Ill., anu D"o"4' ~
was taken up and passed.
The conference report the bill for public buiins
st Chattanooga Tenn. presented and agreed TO-
The Senate considered pension bills on the calendar.
sixty-six pension bills were passed. among 'heh 'he
House bill granting pension OF 500 mohth 10 'no
widow of BrigadicrGcneral Thomas Francis Mcasher
House bill increasing the pension OF the widow OF Coohci
James Hemphi Jones. of the Marine Corps from eoo !"
$40 month Senate bin increasing the pension OF inc
widow of Major General Hunter TO $50 month; ono
giving an Army nurse So month; one giving 'oi"'
teer nurse S25 a month one increasing tc PehS'o" Va
the widow OF Commodore Splcer to 500 ana ono icie
ing the pension OF the widow OF Coohei Loien ~
to 500. ,., -,
The Senate at ITO proceeded 10 'ho
the Indian Appropriation Dill $3.50.
The hill (which contains ffty-two printed pages was
osasa without word OF discussion, and with no more
DELAY than was consistent with Its rapid reading
The Speaker laid the House message from the
President returning without his approval bill granting
pension TO Cuthbert In his veto message tho
President states that the Army records show that the
claimant spent of his term of enlistment in deser
ton or in imprisonment for descrton "Thns says the
President els exhibited the long and faithful service
ana high character of the claimant mentioned ny tnt
committee emitting him to con sheraton wlthh"c
INV assent the bill because II he facts before inc
are true the allowance claim would be travcsfy
whole scheme Of pensions aud an lnsHit 10 every
decent veteran soldier" . r.,
In yc;oing the bill granting pension TO Abraham
GTigg the President quotes from the hospital RECORDS
show that the claimant was not SICK but completely
worthless obese and law The President does not 70
gard II as strange that this claimant encouraged 10y tne
ease with which special acts are passed seeks irei ny
iecicd by the Pension Bureau. go, .
The President also sent in messages Vetong ps grant
ing peusor,s to Franklin Sweet Jesse Campbell, X n
Bennett Catherine sadlcr and James X Baylor on the
ground principally that their claims are still pending III
the Pension Tho messages were referred " the
Committee Invalid Pensions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
CLOSING PRICES or CALTFORyTA Sr0ORS
san FRtSCIsCO. Feb. 3, 1887.
CLOsIy0 Prices OF PIILADgLPIII SrOJKE


SATURDAY Feb. 5-H NJ
One OF the uncertainties which has hung over the sock
Exchange markets for more than month Is removed
The President has signed the Interstate Commerce pl
and IL Will go into effect April D. The response Va
the markets. both at home and abroad, WAS
exactly what IL was reasonable Ia anticipate Az our
Stock Exchange the opening was nj something menc'
figures than yesterdays closing somo hesitation was
apparent In the operations OF boardroom traders anu
there was some disposition to regard the opening ~
higher figures enforced bluff to sustain
the market against " adverse influences" bu'
the seadness Of figures and the character OF the buying
dispelled such Illusions The confident buying
soon cxerted Its influence board traders ana cay
ried dsmay into the ranks OF the the large " Dear
following aud all became buyers; the seIhhs
was principally by operators who have mao
the courage to pick up stocks III
late raids upon values and willing to accept such
profits as the days advances furnished Tho daystrahs
actions were not large aggregatng only 37s,6Gl shares
St. Paul was leading feature II opened at $3.50 rose 10
90 and closed strong at 90 after sales OF
Erie rose Ia per cent with sales Of $4,000 shares
10 put the price down per the other day required
sales OF 10000 shares Lake Shore more active ana
establishes advance Of per cent. Louisville ana
Nashville with moderate sales is up Ia Union Pacihc
which yesterday freely sold al 900 shares) dowh W
537sd 547s, to-day 10 5Gis on transactions III
$1,000 shares Philade lphia and Reading gained per
cent. Rich mond and West Point ros~ Ia TO 40 ahd
closed AT 4isi. Eew-York and New England was dui
and hardly steady Western Union rose = to 6A'sso%
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
TO PAY FOURTH OF JULY" CLAIMS.

wAsHIsGToS, Feb. Special. The bill appropratng
ssl 900 for the payment of Fourth OF July" claims
passed the House to-day after some debate An effort
was made to protect the poor claim agents who charge
the claimants from onethiri TO onehaf OF the amount
Of their claims but the House voted 1t down. There Is
beginning q suspicion that statute OF nita-
tons ought TO be applied to these claims, the law pro
vdng for their adjudication and settlement dates from
1864 all that honest ought to have been disposed
0 intwenty-two years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
european advertisements.
GRATEFUI,-COMFORT
EPPS'S COCOA,

BREAKFAST.-"By a thorough knowledge OF the natura
laws which govern the operation: Of digestion a9d nutrition
ected Cocoa Mr. provided breakfast tables with
decatey favored which may hosyY
DOCTORS b by tho Juiicious usoof such articles OF
diet that constitution be gradually butn
enough 10 resst tendency disease Hundcd
tie aades floating aouni rs ready TO attack wnoISys
frepnr on selves woi fortified pure blood and prop
erIy noirishsd fCiyiI service Gazette -,
Made snpy with boiling water milk. soi OILY ~ n
pound tins by Grucers labelled thuS JAN 10 ErFS w.
homeopathic Chemists, London, kNsiahI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
ON CLAIMS RESITRRECTED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-In the Senate today Mr. Malone,
from the Committee Public Buildings and Grounds re-
ported fayoraby bill for the payment OF certain al
vances 10 the United States by the States OF Maryland
and Virginia for the purpose OF aiding in the erection Of
public buildings in Washington at the time Of the oca-
ton of the National Capital in this city. Maryland adj
yauced S72 and Virginia 100000 for this purpose,
bill provides for the repayment of tie money
with Interest from the Mary claim and from
1870 on Vfrgtua's claim.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
AN UNSATISFACTORY INVESTIGATION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--The board OF naval officers
which investigated the circuns stances OF the recent fire at
the Washington Navy Yard has made a report 10 the
Secretary the Navy II Is understood that the board
asrhes the fire accident and holds one Responsible
In thai the fire was the result criminal careessncss
ON the part OF the charge and IL is said he de-
"A further inNesiigailOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
A srRoNG pEsrIrIoN FoR MR. CoNGER

WASHINGTON Feb. (SpceidD. -scnator kenna OF West
Virginia called on the President to-day and presented a
paper signed 10y nearly seventy Senators recommending
the appointment Of Senator CoDger. OF MchHah as "A
understood that on tuesday Palmer, OF Michigan
ACCOMPANIED several Democratic Senators, "llcd Oh
the President In Mr.. COngcr's behalf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
THE PETROLEUM MARKET

NEWS FROM THE FIELD AND RANGE OF PRICES.
active market In cruie certificates
yesterday tired holders dropping their oil and the bears
rading prices every favorable opportunity small raj
lies intercepted fall but after each recovery prices
went n lower level The field was bearish nut NE
the the general disgust WIN the
speculative situation Final figures were ~. eens below tlo
opening and only above the opening The close was
barely steady. -
The range OF prices and the dealings at the Con-
sodated Exchange were As follows:
Opening .... Goa Lowest. ......-... 623
Highest .............. B0as Final %
Sales barrels
Refined 6Hs cents gallon here and
CO. cents In Phia iephia and Baltimore.
The huge drastic gripping sckenlng pills are fast being
by Dr. Perces "Purgatfve Pellets Sold by
druggists.
Yonng middle aged men suffering from nervous
debility other delicate diseases however Induced speedily
and permanently cured Address Worlds Disponsafy Med
teal Association, buffalo, ~ y.
THE light that lies
In woman's eyes" .
ray OF hclvens own brightness. but IL Is alas oIten
dmmed quenche by wearing disease, perhaps 3.
ieniy borne but taking all comfort aud enjoyment out OF e
That glt Of tho household DO reknded ana made 70
glow with iis natural brightness Dr. H. " Perces Favor
lie Prescription potent specific for most Oh the ehroho
weaknesses and diseases peculiar " women.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06

ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE NEW
nProwN ofFicEs, No lass broadway corner Thirty nc
6rstst nnl D. m e53 Broadway. betwsen iwohv -scson
and twenty third sts until sos Yves. Twenty ,hirt
g. Eixhthv log Fourtns,s az Tsr ave-
near eo t,sS IT, and the OFFICE 2o7 East One
hundred and twenty hhst up 70 p m at Regular onoe
afAa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06

The market closed fairly active and strong close to tho
best figures Of the day.
Government bonds dull firm with the bids for
the As up u per Annexed are tine closing quota
lions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
0lopee.

GLOVES Bon Marchc and Louvre, Paris,
~ Gloves Finest. best Hitting AMI cheapest gloves
JAMMES Importer and Retailer. 81 West ljtst between
9TH aud 9th ayes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
LIEUTENANT ZALINsKY's DYNAMITE GUN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-Lieutenant Ialnsky, the IN
ven'or Of the dynamite gun and submarine torpedo boat
called at the Of the House Committee on Naval
Affairs to-day and explained 10 some OF the members Oh
the committee the details OF tho dynamite cruiser.
model OF the cruiser sent tn the committee
to-day Navy Department. where the contract Tor
the construction OF the craft signed last week. Inc
boat will be go feet length 20 feet III breadth ana OF
10 feet depth It is already building in Philadelphia
and is expected that she will be completed IN hVe
months. The model shows remarkably hnc lines with n
tier of threeeghhsnc pneumatic bow guns whose pro-
jectiles will he shells containing 400 pounds OF dynamite
each speed of twenty knots hour Is guaranteed by
the contractors Lieutenant Zalinsky exhibited photo
graph taken in the 10000 part OF second repre-
senatng discharge Of the dynamite gun at SANDY HOOK
The photograph discloses curious cloud OF condenser
yapor issuing from the muZZle OF the gun corresponding
in appearance TO the smoke cloud resulting from us
charge of guppOwder In the course or Ms Remarks
Lieutenant Zalnky stated that lie was making some eA
perments that might prove OF great value relative 10
the effect of an electric molten IRON frelm
mary had shown that iron cooled while strong
OF electricity passing through was lhcrcaseu
fully one half in tensile strength and ductilty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
Hlnsical Instruments.

A NUMBER OF VERY SLIGHTLY USED
upright and square pianos Of make as good as
new sale liberal reduction from our regular priceA
i'A"'' W. WILLIAM KNABE & CO.. ll2 Fifth-ave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
THE MONEY, MARKET


SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE-FEB
THE GENERAL LIST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06

FISCHER PIANOS, RENOWNED FOR
tone and standing in tune. Manufactures and ware
rooms Ais i25 West 2shst and s67 Broadway. lshst
Dsons Buiding). Pianos exchanged rented sinstal.
fnents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06

surplus...~ s22 29s $50 s2OA7l 700 Dec. 81 s297OO
Tho Clearing House statement to-day IA follows:
Exchanges 9s.s30.9l4: balances. S4.453l39 For tho
week: Exchanges S6Gs. 272422; balance. S34Ol3,los.
Money ruled easy at 4d3 per cent closing at 3 per
cent. The sub-Treasury was debtor at the Clearing
House SG1l93i.
All the foreign markets this morning developed n
greater confidence and all classes OF securities were
hl.her. In London British consols closed 4 and 3-l6
higher Mt 1908 and 100 1116. respectively for money
aud account American railways opened firm and con-
tinucd 10 improve the close In Paris French per
cents rose from 1921 to IS a7S francs and sight ex-
change on London was firm at $3.50 francs TO the &.
Tho Boarl OF Directors OF the KnckerbOcker Trust
Company have decided increase the capital stock Of the
con Ia $500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06

In state bonds Virginia o. deferred receipts active
but the bonds not trusteed sold at 1914 North Carolina
U.s. Chaham Railroad sold at TO- and Missouri 6s 1887 at
lol4 There were transactions In City bank stocks.
well distributed business done in railway bonds
and the prices ruled strong Erie second consols with
only moderate transactions from 95ia to 7a987s
Missouri Kansas and Texas general O. up y at SO
and the 5s were q higher ut S. Canada Southern first
IS were firm at 105a and second IS up q at 94ia
West ehore AZ were In demand at 1O3,
New-fork Central debcnturc 5s sold at 100i2,
Baltimore and Ohio IS at HOP East Tennessee, Vir-
gina and Georgia gold IS were firm at 90. New-York
City and Northern general 6s receipts easier at 7O
Wabash frsts, Chicago division 81 to 90. Detroit,
Mackinac and Marquette land grants were up per
cent at d. Denver and Rio Grande As to 78 and
western first receipts up a at 76. Union Pacific
hrss were nrm mt Oregon Short Line 6s were
steady at I031s Texas and Pacific incomes were only
steady NJ oil dG02 but rsts Rio Grande were up rs nc
o. 81 Louis and San Francisco general 6s rose " 10
1894
or unlisted securities dealt in at the Stock Exchange,
Cotton OH certificates sold 900 at 63G623s CHI
cago an Indiana Coal Railway 4,2O0) at 46i9
G304 and preferred t4O0 at S3ds5 Lake
E E,., ana Western preferred 200 at 6oi2129A,
NATIONAL rsts 0200O) at 38A 1897 and Phenix Mill
ng q 200 NJ SO 5Od$8 25dSs sass SO.
Inc weekly statement OF bank averages shows the largo
exnanon OF SO l34 900 In loans and small loss IN casn
OF Sos,ooD and corresponding increase or Soo|Zsoo
IN deposits These changes reduce the amount OF surplus
reserve $l,s2o,7OO but leave II at $2O47l,7OO.
The following compares the total statements OF January 20
and February
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06

Tho following shows relation the total reserves
ana the total depo'its AZ the respective dates:
epccic....... ISL COO 500 400 400 inc $3.50 500
Iegal-tendors.. 25.lS7 300 2I2lO00O Dec. 917,3OO
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17

In 1877 the author sent a num-
her of wild turkeys to Santa Cruz
Island, situated in the Pacific Ocean,
about twenty miles off shore. The
island is about thirty miles long
and five to ten miles wide, and con-
tains no animals injurious to fowl
excepting small gray fox. The
first season four hens raised sixty
one birds to maturity, which at
tanned the size of the parents: The
next year the produce was 12O, Of
about tho same size. These birds
multiplied and lived perfectly wild
in the forest, and in q few years II
was observed that they had dimin.
i.hed very much in size, so tha!
now it would be impossible 70 find
a cock which would weigh over six
pounds, which is less than one-third
the weight Of their original ances,
tors. or the first and second island
generations. The writer thinks this
Is undoubtedly . case OF pretty
close inbreeding, although be DOS
not think the fact il conclusiveIy
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17
she SLID DOWN The POLE.
A Novel Scene at an Engine House
In st. Louis, Missouri.

Nearly every resident in st. Louis
has enjoyed the sight of seeing the
Fire Department horses, at the
stroke of the alarm, run out from
their stalls and take their respective
places at the different vehicles TO
which they belong. This is sight
worth witnessing, and one which
never wears out. People may see
it again and again and yet are al
ways ready to rush to see it again.
A few nights since when the alarm
struck at nine o'clock large crowd
gathered around the engine house of
the "Thirteens" on Eleventh street
near Wash. Among them was Il
lady named Mrs. Pipe, who lives on
Thirteenth and Olive streets. She
was delighted with the scene and
went into ecstasies when she beheld
the firemen slide down the steel
poles like flash of lightning and
take their places. SO enthusiastic
was she that she expressed an earn
est and loud desire to do the act
herself. Her friends who accom-
panied her seemed shocked at the
peculiar desire of the lady and ar
gued the propriety of the act.
"The idea of you, a lady, attempt
ing such thing it's nonsensical,"
said one.
81 don't care" said Mrs Pipe, 81
can do it and l will"
Nobody was more amused at the
remark than the firemen themselves.
One or two of them suggested that
the lady be given a chance to dis
play her agility. This encouraged
Mrs. Pipe, who is rather stout,
well-formcd woman of thirty, and
she at once declared herself ready.
The lady was led upstairs, and
grasping the pole waited for the
gong to strike.
"All ready" cried one of the fire.
men, seizing hammer to strik the
alarm-''one, two three "
Ding, ding. went the bell and
down came Mrs. Pipe, her skirts
flying in the breeze.
it cannot be said that the act was
well or gracefully executed, for Mrs.
Pipe came with a thud upon the
hard floor beneath. Her face was
flushed. She smiled rs she arose
from a sitting position upon the
floor.
81 told you l could do it," she
said, triumphantly, but as she
walkel towards her friends she
limped considerably. At last ac-
counts she was still quite lame and
when her friends asked her the
cause of the sudden lameness she
meekly replied, rheumatism. -
Sunday Sayings.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17
HOW TO GET A PATENT.
What an Inventor Must Do to Make
His Device Secure.

Application for patent must be
made by a petition to the commits
sioner of patents at Washington.
This petition must be accompanied
by specification and drawing fully
setting forth the invention and
claiming what is believed to be new.
The inventor must also make oath,
in writing, setting forth that he be-
lieves himself to be the ''Original,
first and sole inventor of the i'm
provemcnt claimed; that he does
not know it to have been used, and
does not believe it ever was known
or used before his invention, and
that the invention has not been put
on the market by himself or others
with his knowledge or consent in
any country. The inventor must
also state that his invention has
not been put in use or on sale in
the United States for more than
two years prior to the application,
and the oath must contain state
ment of the inventors citizenship
or residence. If the inventor will
write to the commissioner ofpatents
for information the commissioner
will send him copy of the rules
and regulations of the patent office,
which contains all the forms Tor
the petitions and oaths required in
the applications before the patent
office.
The government fee for patent
is $15 on filing the application and
$40 after the application is allowed
and before the patent is issued. Ii
a patent attorney is employed his
fee will range from $25 to 800
averaging from $25 to $50. Apatent
runs seventeen years and cannot
be renewed except by special act OF
congress. Up to 1861 patents were
granted for fourteen years, and
could be renewed for seven years.
A caveat is simply a warning tt
the patent office. 1t is filed with
the commissioner of the patents
and sets forth, under oath, that thu
applicant has made an invention
but has not completed it, and de
sircs further time to experiment
with view of doing so. The cavea
is filed in order that the inventor
may be entitled to notice in case
anyone else puts in an application
for patent for the same thing. A
caveat costs $40, and can be re
newed from year to year by paying
a similar government fee. In CASE
a similar application is filed during
the life of the caveat the caveatol
is notified and must file his appli
cation for a patent within a certain
time. Testimony is then taken t.
prove who was the original inven
tor.-Philadelphia news.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17
the Great Upper Wood River Mining Region.


which is bent almost double; at 5
o'clock he is all Strengthened out
again; his pole is thrown across
his shoulder, and with his fish in
the other hand he starts out for
home, the dog following behind
with his head hanging down, being
all tired out. The mans name is
also painted in the center Of the
dial in rustic letters. This dial re-
fleets a great deal of credit upon
the artist, Charles Geyer. The fig
ure vi is superseded by the Sec
onds.-Jewelry News.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17

There was a man in the sleeping
car whom we all picked out rs a
gambler or worse. He had a face
on him which seemed to express
nothing but vice, and his voice
would have frightened a baby into
a crying spell. Some of the passen-
gers went SO far as to say that he
would probably try to rob us in the
night, and the porter was cautioned
to keep an eye on him. AS we were
turning in one after another, an old
rustic who had been doing in his
seat for the last fifty miles got up
with a yawn and said to the gambler
Say, naybur, I've got 500 with
me, and they say these cars haln'
safe. l wish you'd take charge o.
the money until morning"
"Very WE'LL" was the quiet reply
We were thundcrstruck. The ole
man was winked into the wash room
and told of our suspicious, and ad
vised to give his money to the con
ductor, but he sturdily replied.
"Why, that fellow is as honest al
nv woke of cattle and l shall lie
him keep the money" ;,
We went to bed believing the OLE
man was a victim, and that he dc
served to be. The stranger woult
get off at some station during tn
night, of course, and there'd be
pretty row in the morning" Blu
when morning came he was there
He was also the first one up. Whe'
old rustic got up his money va
handed to him without q word. :,
"Well," said one as we were wash
ing up, "this beats all my record.
"Oh, l knowed he was all right
smiled the old men. ...,
"But how did you know IT.! :,
"Why, he's my own brother -!
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-17
How His Little Wife Protected Herself

A gallant gunner, having business
in town, informed his wife that he
would not he able to return that
night, and she, poor little woman,
as the evening heightened out, nat
urally feeling nervous at not having
some one in the house, sent note
to friend in the -th lancers,
auartered in the same town, who
accordingly came over after mess.
BY and by the husband uncxpect-
edly arrived, having been able to
catch the last train, and, after some
little delay, during which the hith-
crto happy lancer was secrcted, was
admitted to his own house and
found everything in darkness. How
ever, he undressed, but just before
retiring for the night said he must
have a match-couldn't find his
watch-key, or dropped stud, or
something. Here was the little
woman's opportunity.
"Oh, Fred" she said, 81 am SO
glad you thought of it, for there
really isn't match left in the house
do run over, that's a darling, to the
mess-they are not shut up yet
and get some"
After some few unuttered oaths
he threw on the first clothes hs
could lay hand on and went over
but his oaths were no longer unut
tered on arriving in the anti-room
still brilliantly lighted up, to fine
he had cavalry clothes on.
He didn't wait for the Matches
London telegraph.